“First off, the art. A good Mythos tale is about atmosphere. Cthulhu stories aren’t always scary, as such, but they should always be eldritch and creepy. Jean Dzialowski’s art conveys the proper atmosphere.

“One of the advantages of writing a Cthulhu story is that there are libraries full evocative, creepy lines from earlier stories in the Mythos. Michael Alan Nelson uses these previous writings to great effect.